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| gentle
nursery slopes at Le Pleney |
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| the whole of
the Portes du Soleil area offers ideal cruising territory |
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| experts
should head for nearby Avoriaz for more than 20
black runs, including the "wall" and the "Jean
Vuarnet" world cup downhill run from the top of Les Hauts down
to Les Prodains |
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| plenty of
wide, mellow terrain. Nearby Avoriaz has
always been heavily behind snowboarders. Freeriders should go to the
Hauts Forts area. the resort is also ideal for heli-boarding. |
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4 cable cars | 11 gondolas | 75 chairlifts | 134 drag lifts | (Portes
du Soleil Area) |
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number of lifts
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| 66 (Morzine), 206 (Portes du
Soleil) |
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uphill capacity per hour
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| 241,823 (Portes du Soleil area) |
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direction of slopes
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| N, E, S, W |
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summary
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good
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average
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poor
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nursery slopes
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off-piste / ski touring
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cross country
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snowboarding
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tree level skiing
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summer skiing
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children's facilities
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snow making facilities
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total (area) length of pistes |
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650km |
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(area) piste type and number |
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easy |
|
141 |
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intermediate |
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106 |
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difficult |
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26 |
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longest run |
|
6km |
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number of snow cannons |
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296 |
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mountain restaurants |
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60 |
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cross country trails |
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Morzine - 48km |
| glacier? |
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no |
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number of ski instructors |
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Morzine - 100 |
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usual hours of instruction |
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9-12 sun-fri |
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photo required for lift pass? |
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no |
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